... that many generations have followed. Therefore, even though there are calls for gender inequality and the women may aware of their position, they have found it hard to change the thought that they have been taught since their childhood. Moreover, some women want to obey the rules to remain the tradition of the families and some refuse to change for it ... : "mother is the most necessary for her children, without or little care of the mothers are the causes of bad children". It is the reason that people often blame the naughty child for his bad mother rather than his father. Another myth ...

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... youth. I conducted a survey to find out just how accurate this typecast was. In my survey I asked five questions: their age, gender, religion, what they thought was most popular out of drinking, smoking, or sex, and whether they were involved in any, all, or none of the three activities. I conducted my ... any of these activities more than the religious participants. While gathering my information I realized that asking the question of religion was more important than I had originally thought it would be. Religion had a factor, yes, but I also found it to be self-explanatory. None of the...

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... ," "It taste terrible," "Eech!" John said that he would have responded the same way also. According to Leaper, the boys responded just like he thought they would because, "Boys are allowed to talk back at their parents more than girls are, to assert their will more" (Stossel). John ... thought the girls would respond just like the boys did, but he was proven wrong. The girls said things like, "It's good," and politely ... called him Johnny and when it was a girl call her Jane. When they, "thought they were holding Jane, they held here gently, and gave her dolls. When they thought the ba...

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... themselves yet; they don't have the full aspect of how money is important. Moreover, the older generations (18-30), (31-50) and (50+) thought that money was very important in achieving the American Dream. When comparing the surveys according to gender, I found that women see money an important part of the ... as, giving to the needy, material things, and it just makes life easier. From what I read from the male point of view, two out of three thought money wasn't important. "The best things in life are free". Next, I analyzed my surveys based on nationality, which was split into categori...

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... in jail. The neighbor, Mr. Hale, states, "Well, women are used to worrying over trifles."(Glaspbell,1387)" This is a common response from a man, who thought that his own wife was his personal property and that she had nothing of real importance to say. When the neighbor's wives, including the sheriff's wife, came to ... in a silk and placed in a little box. The women of the play had found the most evidence to convict their friend, even though the men thought that they would not find anything because they were considered the weaker sex. Even though the women found the most vital pieces ...

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... Parker, and Elizabeth Bowen utilize a poetic license in a gallivant manner to illustrate a story as it unfolds to them. In her composition "Ada"", Gertrude Stein uses a specific structure to symbolize a virgin thought or stream of consciousness. She narrates, "Barnes Colhard did not say he would not do it but he did not do it. He did it and then he did not ... what it was-not love. Not love, not meaning a person well. What did he do, to make me promise like that? I can't remember "(Bowen, 532). Bowen's similar use of erratic thought seems to flow easily, poetically defining her characte...

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The Women's Advantage It seems that in times before the women's movement, women weren't thought of by men to be capable of being self sufficient. All a woman could do and was expected to do before today's times was to get married, take care of the ... often treat their wives like children making them listen and obey every command that was given. Women were often looked at as weak and incapable of intelligent thought. Because women were thought of this way, they thought this way as well pretty much until the women's movement. These views become apparent in the readings of "A Doll's House," an...

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... nothing but a playroom. I have been your play-wife, just as at home I was papa's doll-child; and here the children have been my dolls. I thought it great fun when you played with me, just as they thought it great fun when I played with them. That is what our marriage has been Torvald." "I must stand quite alone, if I am to understand myself and ... everything about me. It is for that reason that I cannot remain with you any longer (Ibsen 64)." And with that the play turned around. Who would have thought that a "little skylark" could stand up for herself and overcome a man's domineering ...

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HOBBES & THE SEXUAL CONTRACT Without doubt, one of the most influential critics of Social contract is made by feminist thinkers, or let put it more correctly, by the feminist thought. As one of the most influential person in the contractarianist tradition, Hobbes got his share from these serious criticisms. In this short commentary, I want to deal with Carole Pateman's Hobbes ... nature are concerned. As a result of this hypothetical equality proposed by Hobbes, many writers from the feminist point of view claimed that there is no inherent sexism in the Hobbesian thought. However, Pateman re...

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... worried about the prince, or male aspect of the story. Kelley's article is all the more significant because she explains points I would've never thought about myself. Ruth Bottigheimer, the author of Grimm's Bad Girls and Bold Boys, explains how fairy tales affect women, "Fairy tales are not beneficial ... Disney's Cinderella over and over again. The movie never got boring to me. It seemed to spark the same excitement each time because, I just loved the thought of getting a beautiful dress, having a fairy godmother, going to a magical ball, and marrying a charming prince. Don't all wome...

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... identity. He said that if you were a boy but were raised as a girl that the child would think of himself as a girl even though he was born a boy. The parents thought this would be the best life for Bruce, instead of not fitting into a specific sex. This book shows the will of a boy not wanting to give in to what everyone ... the follower and Brenda the leader. Brenda didn't really know what she was doing was un-girl-like; he was too young to distinguish that. He just did what he thought felt like, even if it was beating up his brother. When Brenda started school, she immediately realize...

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... equals and do not give them credit for their capabilities. The story images to readers where men are considered superior to women in all actions. The thought from men to women is always negative. There is a major different of belief about male and female, female subjectivity and male objectivity. By dividing ... they will most likely be on the women side. Women thoughts are not considered because they are closed out of the law making bodies of society. The thought from men to women is always in the negative side. Men always trust men, but not women. "Women are used to worrying over trifle...

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... to leave home, and live amongst strangers. The other point was that because Medea was a foreigner she will always be looked down upon as she was thought of as barbaric. This shows how low the position of women was in those days. Medea's intelligence is one of a high standard. With her intelligence she ... the past and he now manipulates the royal family of Corinth to secure his own ends. Jason sets himself up as the superior, logical male. He is thought to the representation of order and civilisation. During the play Jason repeatedly accuses Medea of being entirely motivated by sexual pa...

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... , author of Jane Eyre, was forced to publish her works under the male nom de plume, Currer Bell, in order for her writings to be read and become successful. The thought that men are more capable of being intellectual was, and continues to be very present. Societally stereotyping men as masculine, making them feel obligated to be brighter than women, ushers ... the idea that they are beneath the male sex. "Men endeavor to sink us [women] still lower", preventing women from having any authority (Wollstonecraft 8). In order to be thought of as having any superior power or knowledge, one mus...

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... seek clerical jobs" (p71). In taking clerical positions, women would work fewer hours and make decent pay. The payment that these clerical workers made was often thought to be extra money. "In addition women were often thought to be working for "pin money" with which to make frivolous Adams 3 purchases" (p69). This made it all right for employers to pay clerical workers ... , more specifically women clerical workers, less pay than men made. Women were given these jobs as clerical workers and typists, for the most part because it was not thought to be a dominant male job, and because it h...

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... me who I am today. This occurrence came to pass when I was young and living in New York. I moved to the United States when I was five and a half years old. I never thought of myself as an outsider. Innately, I knew why my parents were bringing me here. They were certain that I would have a better life here than in Russia. When the significant encounter ... therefore would usually voluntarily accept the blame in various situations. It was also very difficult to communicate with my parents. I thought in the terms an American girl, learning what I could about the how things worked at my fr...

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... separate reformatories for female offenders, which would be administered and staffed entirely by women. (Journal of CJ: Linda Zupan) They thought by employing a woman only staff would eliminate sexual abuse, and the exploitation of female prisoners would be prevented. They also thought by doing this the female staff would set a moral example of "true womanhood" for the female prisoners to follow. Finally ... , they thought the female staff would by sympathetic towards the women inmates. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many state ... ...

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... by any means. Bigger cut Mary up and put her in the wood stove, to burn her body, and he never though twice about it. He thought about getting caught by the police, but he never thought about the life he took. Bigger never recognized Mary as real and unique individual, therefore he felt no remorse (George, np). Mary brought attention to ... or strong woman, bust she still poses a threat to Bigger. Bessie starts questioning the authority of Bigger and this makes him insecure. Bigger defends his masculinity by killing Bessie without thought or care, just as he did with the rat at the begi...

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... used her idea of the equilibrium between masculine and feminine traits. She did this by taking away both of the traits, making sure that everyone would be equal. She had thought that by only having women in Herland and taking the sex appeal away from society. These women have no clue of trying to impress the other sex . Nor do they ... have any clue of what women of that time were thought to do. In the article Sex Before Gender by Bernice Habusman explains it all. She discusses that when the men come to Herland they believe in the very feminine nature ... they have always been in charg...

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... most obvious is job opportunities. But how important was education throughout history, especially education for women? Females work was always thought of to be at the house, where they could cook, clean, and tend to the children. An educated female was thought of to be a threat to her husband. All the knowledge that a female needed to comprehend was related to her household ... the extent to which early modern European society encouraged education for females. Between the early 1500s to the early 1700s, the prospective of females and education dramatically changed. Women were thought of...

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... only looked at the gender of her and the men. She didn't understand that no human being should be treated like that; she didn't realize she could change things. She thought of herself has a useless female, thus having to deal with the controlling and dominating male. In combination to the quote, Plath shows she only saw her father has a male, and ... time, which would be us, look at her has being tuff and silly, but now we understand that her father and husband were complex humans and only did what they thought was right. In the poem "The Gift", it contradicts the quote because the litt...

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Perception of Driveing Men & Women I believe that driving patterns differ in both men and women because their thought patterns are contradictory. My sister recently bought a nineteen eighty-four Camaro, and was added to my parent's insurance, after having her first wreck. Her insurance is somehow significantly lower than ... our average male when driving runs on pure instinct. He doesn't stop to think he acts quickly with what comes naturally to his mind. However, our average female is more thought provoked, more likely to stop and consider the consequences of a situation. When she drives sh...

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... becomes evident that Martha's strained life has taken its toll on her mind and that she is almost crazy; and Fay does well to end the piece with a dramatic and thought provoking conclusion. The ending to the piece is very dramatic, perhaps not on the level of a massive explosion or a shocking event however it does make the reader pause for ... thought at the extensity of what it presents and the writer used many techniques to make the reader appreciate this. Everything in this piece is dominated by the issues that run ... structure is used to pull the reader in and make him/her think ...

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... major flaws of society. He wanted people to see that it really takes masculinity to do what he did. This was opposite of what the people in the town actually thought. They thought he was showing a lot of femininity. Despite the comments and the nicknames he developed, he stuck to what made him comfortable and what he wanted to do. Throughout the ... finally fed up with the townspeople's inability to comprehend how he wanted to live his life. He responded in the way he though appropriate with his experience as a man. He thought that if he had a girl, he could finally prove that he was ma...

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... passing of hate crime bills in our country is an injustice to all of the people of our great land. Hate Crime laws take away our Constitutional equality, punish our thought instead of our action, imply that some crime is not motivated by hatred, and, most importantly, does nothing to actually end hatred. These laws must not continue to affect our ... individuals are treated differently than others for the same crime." A second argument against the passing of hate crime laws is that instead of punishing the crime itself, it punishes the thought behind the crime. Clyde Haberman, who is a ...

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